So yeah I've really been cranking out these Pokemon chapters, huh? Might be because I am in such a huge Pokemon mood lately. With leaks hinting at Sinnoh remakes coming soon, as well as Pokemon Switch rumors, I can't help but get excited. Pokemon is probably the fandom that I would say is my number one, with DragonBall Z falling in around number two, though I haven't really written a story for that one... yet.
Anyway, big thanks to The King of Emerald for being my beta reader, as well as everyone who reads this story. This is where the tie ins to Ultra Sun and Moon get really obvious, so I won't keep you any longer. Enjoy!
Wes:
Nayru the Kirlia (Friend Ball, shiny)
Faye the Cutiefly (Level Ball)
Zero the Type: Null (Luxury Ball)
Sakura the Milotic (Lure Ball)
Rose:
Bagon (Great Ball)
Brionne (Poke Ball)
Rockruff (Fast Ball)
Maple the Pikachu (Love Ball)
"So, why are we going to the Paniola Ranch anyway?"
Jason looked over his shoulder as he held onto the reigns of his Tauros. He wasn't wearing his ride gear, though he didn't really need to. His Tauros was leading a line of others, each one carrying the students of the school, and they were just walking along on a dirt road, with Paniola Town in the distance. "Well, it is important for trainers to learn about Pokemon Breeding. It's one of the best ways to get a Pokemon, as raising them from eggs not only increases your bond with the Pokemon in question, but many Pokemon only learn certain moves from breeding."
"Do you have an example?" Chole asked, holding her Bulbasaur with one arm.
"Take that Bulbasaur of yours," Jason pointed out. "One of the moves that can be taught to Bulbasaur by breeding is Giga Drain, a move that a Bulbasaur can learn if the father was from the Oddish line, or the Turtwig line. There are others that can pass it down, but you get the picture."
"So, the father has to be of a different species and know the move?" Lillie asked.
"Correct," Jason nodded. "The mother is the one that passes down species. It is unknown why it works this way, but I'm not a professional so don't ask me. Anyway, trainers will often breed for selective moves, traits, or strength. In fact, some trainers will state they breed to get stronger Pokemon, because it's rare for a strong Pokemon to just fall into your lap."
Wes flinched at that, pulling out the Luxury Ball that contained Zero, and sighing as he stared at the ball. Ever since receiving Zero, he had yet to use him in a battle, out of fear that he wouldn't be able to contain the power of the mysterious creature. Gladion seemed to be alright with controlling the beast, but Wes wasn't sure that he was worthy, especially since he was defeated by Gladion very quickly when they first met.
"Wes, pay attention!" Jason snapped.
"Sorry, sir," Wes muttered, putting away the Luxury Ball and staring ahead. Everyone was staring at him out of surprise. Wes never showed that much respect to Jason before, other then recognizing his strength as a champion. Even then, no one expected to hear Wes call Jason 'sir'.
"Alright then," Jason blinked, looking back to the road. "As I was saying, you will learn about the basics of breeding, how all Pokemon are separated into different breeding classifications known as 'egg groups', as well as how to care for an egg before it hatches. Ah, there he is."
The Tauros had lead them up to a trainer that looked to be only a year older then them, wearing a pair of farm clothes, a pair of overalls and a brown shirt, as well as a cowboy hat and boots. Standing with him was a Midday Lycanroc and a Larvitar, who looked well trained.
"Jamie, I'll just be observing," Jason told the boy, getting off his Tauros and shaking the hand of the boy. "Let me know if any of them are trouble, especially…" Jason paused, looking over his shoulder at Wes, though the boy still seemed off. "Well, just let me know if they are any issue."
"I'm sure they will be fine," Jamie smiled, walking up to the students, who were gathered in a group watching the cowboy looking kid. "My name is Jamie, and I am going to teach all of you the basics of Pokemon breeding, and my two assistances are Boulder the Lycanroc, and Tori the Larvitar."
"I take it your Pokemon were bred as well?" Jaun asked.
"You are very observant," Jamie nodded. "Yes, Boulder and Tori were eggs when I received them, selectively bred for moves. Boulder, for example, knows Fire Fang, a move he can only receive through breeding. Tori knows Iron Head, again only available on Larvitar's due to breeding. Now, allow me to explain egg groups. Each and every Pokemon can be classified into egg groups, which are Pokemon that they can breed with. For example, Lycanroc is in the 'field' egg group, which means that Lycanroc can breed with any Pokemon in the Field egg group, but no other Pokemon. Larvitar, on the other hand, is in the 'monster' egg group, which means that Larvitar can only breed with Pokemon in the monster egg group. Due to that, Lycanroc and Larvitar cannot breed with one another."
"Are there Pokemon that are in more then one egg group?" Rose asked.
"Yes," Jamie smiled. "Some Pokemon are in more then one egg group, and therefore can breed with Pokemon from both egg groups. An example is that Pikachu of yours." Maple's ear twitched at that, as she leapt on Rose's shoulder and squeaked. "Pikachu are in both the field and 'fairy' egg groups, and therefore can breed with Pokemon from both egg groups. Now, follow me to the main ranch, and we can show you the nursery."
"Do Pokemon pass down abilities as well?" Chole asked. "My Bulbasaur's ability is Chlorophyll, which I heard is very rare."
"Ah," Jamie's eyes sparkled at that. "Your Bulbasaur has what is known as a Hidden Ability, an exclusive special ability that Pokemon can have. Normally, all Bulbasaur have Overgrow, but if a Bulbasaur has Chlorophyll and has children, there is a chance, if they are Bulbasaur hatching from the eggs of course, that they can have their Hidden Ability. Another example is Tori, my Larvitar, who actually has the ability Sand Veil, which is her Hidden Ability."
They began walking as Jamie talked more about abilities and how they are passed down, with Jason just following after them, looking a bit bored, however he suddenly stopped and turned around, sensing that something was behind him. Standing there was a man and a woman, both of them wearing white jumpsuits with greenish blue armor around the ankles, biceps, hips and neck. They also had white helmets on, also with blue armored on the trim, ears and top of the head. The taller male had a strand of purple hair hanging down in front of his white and black visor, while the female had orange hair in a braid, also with a visor. Only the skin around their mouths were showing, and it was oddly light blue in color, as if they were just from a cartoon where they were cold.
"May I… help you?" Jason asked, slightly weirded out by their appearance.
"Greetings, Champion of Kalos Jason," the male greeted, waving a very robotic like version of the Alolan wave, which only did more to creep Jason out. "We are the Ultra Recon Squad, and we have come to your world in order to gather information, as well as protect you from a terror that is attempting to come to our world into yours."
"We need a powerful Alolan trainer to help us in our quest," the female stated, also waving a very robotic version of the Alolan wave. "Perhaps you can assist us in our quest?"
"Alright," Jason stated, his eyes still narrowed in suspicion. "So, what do I need to do to help you guys?"
"Correction," the male said. "You are only to guide us to a trainer in Alola that can aid us." Jason frowned at that, but the male continued. "We need assistance from one on this 'Island Trial Challenge' your world has."
"A trainer on that challenge is what we need," the female nodded. "As they have fought the Totem Pokemon, Pokemon laced with Ultra Wormhole energy. All we want to do is have a battle with them."
Jason shook his head, tempted to tell these two off about how he can fight the Totem Pokemon as well, but instead decided to play along. "Very well, but before I can introduce you to my students, I need your names."
"Of course," the male nodded. "My name is Dulse."
"And my name is Zossie."
Weird names, Jason thought to himself. Still, they seem sincere enough. "Alright, allow me to guide you to the kid, but don't get your hopes up too high." Jason turned and lead the two strangers into the ranch, where several of the students were grouped off and studying the various Pokemon at the nursery. Although he looked calm on the outside, Jason was racking his brain about which one he was going to introduce to the Ultra Recon Squad. Rose was very capable of handling herself in battle, and very smart when it came to not just Pokemon but other situations as well. On the other hand, Wes was more capable of going with the flow, and was more passionate about battling and aiding others, refusing to leave Zero's side when finding him due to not feeling it was the right thing to do.
Additionally, and although he hated to admit it, Wes was a lot better at adapting then Rose was.
"Wait here," he told the Ultra Recon Squad, who just did the robotic wave again as he walked over to where both Wes and Rose were, playing with a couple of baby Pichu. His approach alerted the two trainers, who looked up at him in confusion.
"Is something wrong, Professor?" Rose asked.
Jason opened his mouth to speak, but before his brain could fully comprehend what he was going to say, it was as if instant took over and he spoke without thinking. "I need to borrow Wes for a moment."
"Why me?" Wes asked, standing up.
I don't know, I spoke without thinking! Jason shouted inside of his head, though on the outside he just shook his head. "Just follow me, before I give you detention and make you write an essay."
"Lead the way," Wes sighed, shrugging. Rose watched after them as they headed off, looking confused, though she just turned back to the baby Pichu and continued playing with them. Jason and Wes rounded the corner onto the dirt road, where Dulse and Zossie waited.
"Who are they?" Wes asked, coming to a stop a few feet from them.
"Greetings, Island Challenge Trainer," Zossie said, both her and her partner doing the robotic wave again.
Wes and Nayru remined silent for a moment, before Wes suddenly cracked a smile. "Ok that looked kinda cool."
Seriously? Jason and Nayru both thought.
"We are here from a dimension known as Ultra Space," Dulse explained. "We are looking for someone strong in this region that we can depend on, and that is why we were hoping to have a battle with you, to see if you could help us on our quest."
Wes blinked, confused, though he grinned after a few moments. "Well, sure. I don't turn down a battle, after all. Besides, I need to get a W under my belt after losing to Gladion."
"Then I will be your opponent," Dulse said, pulling out a strange PokeBall that both Jason and Wes looked at in confusion. It was a dark blue ball with light blue designs on it, almost like a wormhole. It also had two, golden rings diagonally surrounding it, ending just before touching the button on the ball. "Go, Furfrou!"
"A Furfrou?" Wes asked, pulling out his black PokeDex as the white dog Pokemon emerged from the ball. "'There was an era when aristocrats would compete to see who could trim their Furfrou's fur into the most exquisite style.' Well, that tells me crap." Wes continued reading, and eventually found some information. "So, it has the Fur Coat ability, which doubles the Defense of the Pokemon."
"Quite an interesting device you have there," Zossie stated. "So you can look up Pokemon you have never encountered before and gather information on them."
Wes put the device away, looking at Nayru. "I'm counting on you."
"Right," Nayru nodded, walking forward and facing her opponent. "Though if I get slobbered on, you owe me."
A special attacker against Furfrou, Jason thought. Guess he is beginning to think more in battle.
"Alright, Nayru use Dazzling Gleam!" Wes commanded.
"Take this!" Nayru shouted, letting out a shine of rainbow colored energy, which slammed into Furfrou, sending it flying. The dog Pokemon dug its nails into the ground to prevent itself from sliding back too much, regaining its footing.
"Bite!" Dulse commanded. Furfrou charged forward, and before Nayru could act, chomped down on her head, catching it within its mouth.
"Owwie!" Nayru shouted, trying to push Furfrou off. "Yup! Getting slobbered on! You owe me!"
"We'll talk about that after we beat them!" Wes shouted. "Use Confusion!" Nayru's eyes glowed with a bright blue, and Furfrou was surrounded by the same glow before being lifted off Nayru's head, and thrown a few feet. Furfrou struggled to get up, and looked dazzed, unable to stand up properly. "While it's confused, finish it with Dazzling Gleam!" Nayru nodded, her body once again letting out a energy of rainbow colors, which slammed into Furfrou and knocked it out.
"I win!" Nayru smirked, and Wes cheered behind her.
Dulse recalled the Furfrou into the ball. "Interesting, so this is how you battle in your world… this Pokemon is not familiar to me. Perhaps we make this a two on two, and I use something I am more familiar with."
"Make excuses if you want," Wes grinned. "But sure, I'm more then willing to give you another chance."
"Then come forth, my partner!" Dulse threw another of the strange balls, only this time a Pokemon that even caused Jason to gasp emerged from the ball. It had a purple body, with pink markings on the chest, face and tip of the head. It also had three, silver stingers, one emerging from the center of the head and two from the sides. Its tail swayed side to side, as it opened two, light blue eyes with no pupils, looking at Nayru with wonder, levitating in the air, leaving its short legs dangling.
"What is that?" Wes asked, pulling out his PokeDex, though the device had a question mark on the screen. "T-the PokeDex doesn't know!?"
"Wes, be careful!" Jason ordered, looking concerned. "That Pokemon isn't ordinary!"
"Well, if you're worried then this isn't good." Wes hissed, staring down his opponent.
Dulse pointed at Nayru. "Poipole, Sludge Bomb!"
"Nayru, dodge!" Wes ordered, but the order came too late. Venom shot from Poipole's center stinger and flew at Nayru so fast she barely had time to register that she was under attack. Nayru was sent flying, covered in venom, the damage she just took along with the bite damage from Furfrou knocking her out. "Nayru!" Wes shouted, running forward and cradling his partner. "Are you ok?"
Nayru opened one of her eyes weakly. "Master… I think that creature is a poison type."
"You sure about that?" Wes asked, walking back to where he was standing before.
"I can't exactly process the thoughts of that creature," Nayru admitted. "But I can tell you that felt like a poison type move that only could've come from a poison type Pokemon."
"Ok," Wes nodded, giving Nayru a revive and setting her on the ground, reaching for his Lure Ball, but stopping just short of grabbing it, a sudden thought coming to him. "You said you guys are the Ultra Recon Squad! Is that creature also from where you guys are from?"
"This is Poipole," Dulse stated. "And yes, Poipole and I are from the same world. In your world, you would know it as Ultra Space."
"Ultra Space?" Wes asked, while Jason's eyes widened as he made a realization.
"So," Jason began to say, eyeing Poipole with caution. "Poipole is…"
"Correct," Zossie nodded, as if reading his mine. "In your world, you would know this as an Ultra Beast." Wes suddenly was knocked to the ground as a flash of light emerged from his Luxury Ball on his belt. Zero had emerged, growling as he stared Poipole down, digging in the dirt in eagerness to battle. "Oh my, what is that?"
"It is one of those creatures we saw at the Aether Foundation," Dulse commented. "How did he get one of them?"
Aether Foundation? Jason realized, glaring at Dulse.
Wes blinked in shock, before standing back up. "Alright then, whatever that Poipole is, he is about to meet my most powerful Pokemon. Zero, use Tack-" The move wasn't even fully said by Wes before Zero charged, slamming into Poipole and sending the Ultra Beast flying back. Poipole regained itself, however, and levitated back into the air, eager to battle.
"Sludge Bomb!" Dulse commanded. Venom once again shot out of Poipole's center stinger, hitting Zero head on, who growled in a mechanical way beneath his helmet, his eyes flashing.
"Use Aerial Ace!" Wes commanded, this time getting the full command out. Zero's axe like blade on his helmet glowed with white light before he changed forward, slashing at Poipole with it. The Ultra Beast took the hit, hovering slightly lower to the ground and in a very weak fashion, close to unconsciousness.
"Don't give in!" Dulse ordered. "Use Signal Beam!" Poipole's singer glowed with rainbow energy, before unleashing a beam of the same colored light that slammed into Zero, sending it flying back a bit. Zero raised his head after the attack, looking extremely angry.
"Finish it off with Iron Head!" Wes ordered. Zero yelled in rage, charging forward as his head glowed with white light, before headbutting Poipole and sending the Ultra Beast flying into a tree, which he slid down and was unconscious.
"Well, that was surprising," Zossie said with a smile. "You seemed to be enjoying yourself there, Dulse."
"I was only gathering data," Dulse said, looking at Poipole. "That is all."
Wes was grinning from ear to ear, as he walked up to Zero, who was still staring down Poipole. "You were fantastic, buddy! Now, let's get you back into your-" Suddenly, before Wes could fully get his Luxury Ball, Zero roared again and began charging. "Whoa, Zero! Return!" Wes held up the Luxury Ball, a beam of red light shooting out of it which hit Zero just before he could attack Poipole with his claws, recalling him into the ball.
Jason looked concerned at Wes, as Dulse glared at him for a moment before pulling out the strange ball and recalling Poipole into it. "You are certainly an interesting and incredible trainer… I thank you for the battle we had today… however, I am afraid that you are not what we are looking for."
"Huh?" Wes asked, flabbergasted.
"You cannot control that Pokemon," Zossie stated, still with a smile on her face. "Until you can, we do not have a use for you."
"Then shall we return to Aether Paradise?" Dulse asked, which caused Jason to glare at them suspiciously.
"Yes, we shall." Zossie nodded, giving her robotic Alolan wave along with Dulse before they turned to leave.
"Hold it," Jason said in a stern tone, stepping forward. "What are you two going there for? Why are you in league with the Aether Paradise?"
"That is information that you do not need to know, Champion of Kalos," Zossie said, looking over her shoulder at him.
"Come, Zossie," Dulse ordered. The two of them walked away, with Jason staring after them with a stern look of anger. Wes, however, was staring down at the Luxury Ball in his hand, sighing before shrinking it back down and placing it on his belt.
"Maybe I don't deserve Zero after all…"
"Like I said on the way here, powerful Pokemon don't just fall into the laps of trainers normally," Jason stated, still staring after the Ultra Recon Squad. "But in your case, it happened, and you can either whine about it, or deal with it and earn the trust of Zero."
"I guess so." Wes sighed, turning to Nayru. "Still, they were a weird bunch. Did you see their wave though? I wonder how cool I would look if I did that?" And at that, he began trying to do that wave, much to Jason and Nayru's dismay.
"Master, please stop," Nayru stated, facepalming. "You're embarrassing me."
"Wes," Jason suddenly said, catching his attention. "I need you to do me a favor."
"Huh?" Wes asked, looking confused. "Why me?"
"Because certain regulations prevent me from doing too much here," Jason sighed. "It's part of my teacher assistant contract. I just need you to be on the lookout for Aether Paradise, and maybe do a bit of information digging for me. I believe they are up to something, with the Type Null and their aiding with the Ultra Recon Squad. I have reasons to suspect them."
"Okay, but why should I?" Wes asked. "I thought they were environmentalists?"
"They appear that way," Jason growled. "But I have dealt with a group before with 'good' motivations that turned out to be bad." He looked at Wes, who still looked suspicious. Jason sighed, "Look, if you give me any useful information, I will excuse you from the mid-term and give you an instant A+. Deal?"
Wes immediately grabbed Jason's hand at that, shaking it with the biggest grin Jason ever saw on him. "Twas a pleasure doing business with you, sir!" He then walked off with Nayru, happily humming to himself.
Kukui is going to murder me, Jason thought, shaking his head with a sigh and walking after him. They rounded the corner, where Jamie was just finishing up his lecture on eggs, with a bunch of different colored eggs in cases before him, each one with different PokeBalls on top. "Now, as a farewell gift, and so you two can see what Pokemon Breeding is like, I would like to give each student an egg of their own!"
"Wow, really?" Lillie gasped, looking in awe at all the eggs.
"It will be interesting, no doubt." Juan noted, grinning. "Raising a Pokemon from it's very birth is a treat."
"I wonder what egg I will get?" Chole asked in wonder, daydreaming.
"Where were you?" Rose asked Wes, as he sat down next to her in the front.
"Just was talking over my academics with Jason, that's all." Wes replied, trying to look as casual as possible. It must've worked, because Rose just nodded and turned back to the front.
"Here you are," Jamie handed Rose one of the first cases, containing a blue egg with black on the base, top, and a stipe in the center, contained in a case with an Ultra Ball on it. "Take good care of it."
"Thank you, sir," Rose replied, bowing her head.
"For you, Wes," Jamie said, handing Wes a case with a Permier Ball, an orange egg with a yellow, three-pointed crest on the side. "I heard you were from Hoenn, so I thought that egg might be perfect for you."
"What is it?" Wes asked, staring at the breeder in awe.
Jamie laughed at that, "You will just have to see!" Wes pouted as he walked away, but smiled when he looked at the egg. Nayru was also staring in wonder, both of them racking their brains trying to guess what Pokemon might be inside, and how it would remind them of the home that they had left behind.
"But BloodWingd, you made it way too obvious what the Pokemon Wes and Rose are going to get will be!"
Well, I felt like using the anime versions of the eggs (they were in Pokemon Channel as well), and I had to create Rose's from scratch/goggle image references due to that Pokemon not having an egg in the anime or Pokemon Channel. I feel like those eggs are more interesting and easier to tell apart then the normal eggs in game, plus it allowed me to add the plot point that Wes is getting a Hoenn Pokemon.
"But BloodWingd, shouldn't Wes and Rose be smart enough to tell what the eggs are going to be? And if they aren't, wouldn't Jason be?"
Theoretically, yes. However, plot calls for the mystery of what is in the eggs to remain oblivious to anyone but Pokemon Breeders (Brock doesn't count cause he didn't know what was in any of the eggs he saw). Therefore, due to the ignorance of everyone but breeders in the Pokemon world, the egg is a mystery to the characters.
"But BloodWingd, it's obvious!"
I know, but the plot calls for it, therefore I have spoken.
"But-"
I HAVE SPOKEN!